Offers opportunities for picnicking, boating, fishing, water-skiing, camping, and hiking. In winter, groomed trails are available for cross country skiing and snowshoeing. Visitor Center features exhibits that tell the story of the Emigrant Experience, the Donner Party, the Land of the Washoe, Chinese construction of the railroad, and early motoring adventures over Donner Pass. Public boat ramp is available, call (530) 582-7720 for boat launch fee information.

Features eight miles of trails for hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding. Offers guided tours and audio-visual presentations throughout the day at various times including the underground tour, cottage grounds, gardens, and the mineyard tour that includes the "Secret Room" filled with a scale model of the mine’s over 367 miles of tunnels. Presents living history programs and special events including: the Mother's Day Springtime Event, Holidays At the Empire Mine, and the Miner's Picnic.

Offers hiking trails in Tahoe National Forest (including a portion of the Pacific Crest Trail), OHV, equestrian and mountain biking trails provide access to many lakes, rivers, and mountain tops. Developed recreation sites including campgrounds, boat ramps, picnic areas, nature trails, and fire lookouts that can be rented for overnight occupancy.

Bear Yuba Land Trust has several programs.
 

• Preserves - https://www.bylt.org/
• Conservation Easements - https://www.bylt.org/
• Trails - https://www.bylt.org/build-trails/
• Youth Programs - https://www.bylt.org/youth-programs/
• Volunteer Opportunities - https://www.bylt.org/support/volunteer/

Offers exhibits on life in the old mining town of North Bloomfield and facts about California's largest "hydraulic" mine. Features bike trails, campsites, hiking trails, horseback riding trails, boating, picnic areas, and swimming.

Operates seven public parks and offers a variety of activities that include: Recreational swimming, indoor and outdoor volleyball, tennis lessons, skate camp, open gym basketball, over-the-line softball, pitch-hit-run, punt-pass-kick, and a drop-in summer recreation program.

GVPR has over 120 acres of park space that includes trails, picnic areas, ball fields, bocce courts, tennis courts, a swimming pool, a skate park, and a disc golf course. The City also has three public assembly halls that are available for rent and collaborates with the Nevada County Historical Society to manage the Pelton Wheel Mining Museum at the former Northstar Powerhouse.

The phone number, 530-274-4350, is one of the main City of Grass Valley phone numbers. Calls about Parks & Recreation will be answered at that number or transferred to an appropriate person. 

Offers hiking trails ranging in difficulty from wheelchair accessible to challenging. Features docent-led history, nature, and gold-panning tours at select times throughout the year.

Provides access to the Independence Trail - an aqueduct adapted to carry wheelchairs and hikers across the Independence Trail gorges. Features waterfalls, scenic vistas, and a gentle switch-back descent to a mountain stream. Restrooms with full wheelchair access are available at several points along the trail.